The Navigators hold off the Edward Little co-op and Scarborough to win their first state championship since 1984.
Travis Lazarczyk
Columnist
Travis Lazarczyk has covered sports for the Portland Press Herald since 2021. A Vermont native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1995 with a BA in English. After a few years working as a sports information director and in the ski industry, he began his journalism career at the Berlin (N.H.) Reporter in 1999. Prior to joining the Press Herald, Lazarczyk spent 20 years covering sports in central Maine at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. He's been twice honored as the Maine Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.
Posted inSports, Swimming, Varsity Maine
Deering/Portland girls swimming repeats as Class A champion
The RamDogs use their team depth to claim the title without any event wins.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Maine men’s hockey holds steady after offensive surge
Travis Lazarczyk has the Black Bears, who are tied tiwh Boston College atop Hockey East, ranked fourth in the national poll.
Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cheverus girls hockey wins third straight title, in OT
Caroline Rousseau scores in overtime to give the Stags a victory over first-time finalist Brunswick.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Maine men’s hockey salvages tie with rival UNH
The Black Bears are held to a season-low 18 shots but score in the final minute of regulation for a 1-1 tie.
Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Who will win the Maine girls hockey title? Here’s a look at the showdown
Cheverus goes for a third straight state title, while Brunswick is in the final for first time in team history.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Plan to watch the Maine basketball tourney? Please behave
The basketball tournament is here, and with it comes another call for fans to curb poor behavior.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Maine men’s hockey impresses after big weekend at Providence
After a tie and win, Travis Lazarczyk slides the Black Bears up to No. 4 on his ballot in this week’s USCHO poll.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
The Super Bowl, in 11 memories
When the team you’ve followed your entire life doesn’t make the Super Bowl, you fallback on a warehouse full of memories, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, UMaine Sports
UMaine men’s basketball giving fans reason for excitement
At 7-2 in America East, the Black Bears are off to their best start in conference play in more than a decade.